Tonight I watched an episode of their Air Warriors series on Smithsonian Channel. This was the B-24 Liberator and how it helped win the war. They also showed a bit of it being built in the Ford Willow Run plant on a mile long assembly line. Something never done with aircraft. They turned out a bomber every 56 minutes.
It repeats in the next two days if you are interested
Cool. I used to live a mile or two from Willow Run. It's pretty much all gone now. They're using the site for autonomous vehicle development.
Cindy Hamilton
I saw it too- great episode!
Back in the 70's, I often flew in and out of the Willow Run airport on corporate jets.
The factory building was on the far side of the field. It had been enlarged previously by the then current owner- General Motors- and was the biggest honkin' factory I've ever seen.
I'm sure the folk at sci.military.moderated would like to know.
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